Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2020-01-29

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 29
● Final142 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
530 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 553▲ 530 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 170▲ 150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 25▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were 4 to 8 lower.. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average with lots of fleshy calves.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.10/cwt on 195 head.
Average price
$117.10
195 head · 461 lb average
Value per head Derived
$540
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$169
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$25.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.43
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2482125.7360699
Medium and Large 2433117.0850732
Small 1-2444104.9646648
Medium and Large 3436100.1143716thin
One grade step is worth $25.62/cwt here — about $169 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale195 hd
117.10
—
NC average7 barns · 836 hd
117.53
−0.43
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,54186.071,32619
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39663.9189216
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11658.8665764
CowsLean 85-90%Low88242.6037631

Every lot

142 lots · USDA AMS · Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2190129.87/cwt125.00–135.002472
Steers—Medium and Large 2230125.00/cwt125.00–125.002881
Steers—Small 1-2235110.00/cwt110.00–110.002591
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed24590.00/cwt90.00–90.002211
Steers—Medium and Large 2260128.51/cwt122.50–135.003342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2268151.97/cwt150.00–155.004074
Steers—Small 1-2275102.50/cwt102.50–102.502821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy285145.09/cwt142.50–147.504142
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy30398.74/cwt97.50–100.002992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed310145.00/cwt145.00–145.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 3310107.50/cwt107.50–107.503331
Steers—Small 1-2320110.13/cwt105.00–115.003525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329162.10/cwt150.00–171.0053310
Steers—Medium and Large 2329132.47/cwt120.00–140.004364
Steers—Medium and Large 2365132.76/cwt120.00–145.004854
Steers—Small 1-2378111.70/cwt110.00–112.504223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382162.31/cwt147.50–172.5062019
Steers—Medium and Large 3385102.50/cwt102.50–102.503951
Steers—Medium and Large 2420132.59/cwt125.00–140.005572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431168.03/cwt157.00–172.507249
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467164.64/cwt155.00–170.007696
Steers—Medium and Large 2473133.98/cwt125.00–142.506342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy480142.50/cwt142.50–142.506841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519155.99/cwt145.00–162.508108
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560144.00/cwt144.00–144.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 2560130.00/cwt130.00–130.007281
Steers—Medium and Large 3570100.00/cwt100.00–100.005701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610137.56/cwt134.00–141.008392
Steers—Medium and Large 3610103.77/cwt102.50–105.006332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655134.00/cwt134.00–134.008784
Steers—Medium and Large 2725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755130.00/cwt130.00–130.009821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full790115.00/cwt115.00–115.009091
Steers—Small 1-2845110.00/cwt110.00–110.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0902
Feeder Cattle · Heifers49 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3220100.00/cwt100.00–100.002201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240117.55/cwt115.00–120.002822
Heifers—Small 1-2240110.00/cwt110.00–110.002641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265115.00/cwt115.00–115.003052
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed26595.00/cwt95.00–95.002521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270132.50/cwt132.50–132.503581
Heifers—Small 1-2278105.47/cwt100.00–110.002934
Heifers—Medium and Large 328899.93/cwt97.50–102.502884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy300117.00/cwt117.00–117.003511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310105.00/cwt105.00–105.003261
Heifers—Small 1-2318109.01/cwt100.00–112.5034710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320115.00/cwt115.00–115.003682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325125.00/cwt125.00–125.004061
Heifers—Small 1-2364106.69/cwt100.00–112.503886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373129.86/cwt125.00–135.0048413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375120.68/cwt117.50–122.504536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy380115.00/cwt115.00–115.004371
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395105.00/cwt105.00–105.004151
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410105.00/cwt100.00–110.004312
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy41092.50/cwt92.50–92.503792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421128.59/cwt125.00–133.0054114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425116.61/cwt113.00–121.0049610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy428120.00/cwt120.00–120.005142
Heifers—Small 1-2430103.82/cwt100.00–110.004464
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full45592.50/cwt92.50–92.504211
Heifers—Small 1-2469104.46/cwt95.00–112.504908
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472126.59/cwt123.00–131.0059821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473120.82/cwt120.00–122.505713
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed49590.00/cwt90.00–90.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523126.03/cwt122.00–129.0065921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525115.00/cwt115.00–115.006041
Heifers—Medium and Large 353097.50/cwt97.50–97.505171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy535119.91/cwt115.00–125.006422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573122.74/cwt118.00–127.0070317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573118.59/cwt115.00–125.006803
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575112.00/cwt112.00–112.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2606118.74/cwt117.00–120.007204
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613115.53/cwt114.00–117.007082
Heifers—Small 1-2623104.72/cwt101.00–108.006523
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy62598.00/cwt98.00–98.006131
Heifers—Medium and Large 3645100.00/cwt100.00–100.006451
Heifers—Small 1-2654105.40/cwt100.00–111.006895
Heifers—Medium and Large 3665100.00/cwt100.00–100.006651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690123.00/cwt123.00–123.008491
Heifers—Small 1-2700107.00/cwt107.00–107.007491
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy71590.00/cwt90.00–90.006441
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy78096.00/cwt96.00–96.007491
Heifers—Small 1-2800103.00/cwt103.00–103.008241
Heifers—Medium and Large 282597.00/cwt97.00–97.008001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy420145.00/cwt145.00–145.006091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420132.17/cwt120.00–140.005555
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425162.61/cwt150.00–170.0069119
Bulls—Small 1-2428107.49/cwt105.00–110.004602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full430145.00/cwt145.00–145.006241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed430140.00/cwt140.00–140.006021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy454140.00/cwt140.00–140.006364
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470107.50/cwt107.50–107.505051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474159.76/cwt138.00–170.0075730
Bulls—Medium and Large 2495135.00/cwt135.00–135.006681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524150.72/cwt137.00–162.5079023
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545101.00/cwt101.00–101.005501
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555105.00/cwt105.00–105.005831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560141.51/cwt132.00–156.0079213
Bulls—Small 1-2563102.47/cwt100.00–105.005772
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed56597.50/cwt97.50–97.505511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full595120.00/cwt120.00–120.007141
Bulls—Small 1-2611104.36/cwt102.00–107.506384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617131.06/cwt127.00–136.008097
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628117.80/cwt112.50–125.007403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy650116.00/cwt116.00–116.007541
Bulls—Small 1-2663109.04/cwt104.00–113.007233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668117.49/cwt115.00–120.007852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full670118.00/cwt118.00–118.007911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2713113.99/cwt112.00–116.008132
Bulls—Medium and Large 3725109.00/cwt109.00–109.007901
Bulls—Small 1-2Full75094.00/cwt94.00–94.007051
Bulls—Small 1-2765107.24/cwt103.00–110.008204
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed76590.00/cwt90.00–90.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 3768100.05/cwt95.00–105.007682
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed77096.00/cwt96.00–96.007391
Bulls—Small 1-2830105.00/cwt105.00–105.008721
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy83590.00/cwt90.00–90.007521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0631
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy89091.00/cwt91.00–91.008101
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 341052.50/cwt52.50–52.502151
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed56540.00/cwt40.00–40.002261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36994.64/cwt94.00–97.001,2964
Bulls——1,42552.00/cwt52.00–52.007411
Bulls——1,59886.06/cwt74.00–98.001,37514
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80037.12/cwt30.00–42.0029712
Cows—Lean 85-90%93446.06/cwt42.50–52.0043019
Cows—Boner 80-85%97344.78/cwt35.00–52.004368
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08257.48/cwt52.00–63.0062235
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22866.52/cwt63.00–70.0081721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33360.14/cwt54.00–63.008026
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43366.17/cwt63.00–70.0094810
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2723595.07/cwt500.00–675.004,3022
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2875600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2785450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,5331
Bred Cows—Small 1-2825550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,5381
Bred Cows—Small 1-2850531.00/cwt531.00–531.004,5141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2890550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,8951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,6151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990699.12/cwt675.00–725.006,9212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,9231
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950561.00/cwt561.00–561.005,3301

This sale against other markets

North Carolina weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.